PiGrrl Zero White Screen to Black Screen

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DownloadSomeRAM
 
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PiGrrl Zero White Screen to Black Screen

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Hey everyone, happy holidays!

I'm most of the way through my PiGrrl Zero build, and I am currently experiencing an issue that I haven't seen posted here. Upon powering up my Pi, the TFT turns white momentarily, and then after a few seconds, quickly wipes to black with the backlight still on. I'm not too sure what this means exactly and I'd love some help. Thanks!

Edit for additional info:
  • -The Pi's green light blinks rapidly on startup, exactly how it does on normal boot.
  • -When trying the SD card in other machines, the HDMI output doesn't work, giving a static image of noise on-screen.
  • -I've currently tried this card in the:
    • -Pi Zero 1.2 (using HDMI and PiTFT)
    • -Pi Zero 1.3 (HDMI)
    • -Pi 2 (HDMI)
    • -Pi 3 (HDMI)
    • -Pi A+ (HDMI)
EDIT 2: Well f*** me, the answer was to just wait for a longer period of time. A little over a minute of power-on and the emulation station pops up.

THIS HAS BEEN THE MIND OF DOWNLOADSOMERAM, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING

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Re: PiGrrl Zero White Screen to Black Screen

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This was helpful to me, so thanks for posting the update. I'd made a PiGrrl 2 before, so hadn't anticipated a long load time. Phew!

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